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PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
momentuma property (see property
droopto hang or incline downward
remittancea sum of money remitted